Basic information
Job Name:
Assistant Finance Manager
Location:
Luxembourg
Line of Business:
Finance
Job Function:
Investor Services
Date:
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Assistant Finance Manager
The Carlyle Group
Accounting & Finance
Luxembourg
Posted on Mar 11, 2025
Position Summary
This position is part of the CPE finance team (8 in total) serving in our Luxembourg office supporting the Buyout and Technology teams in Europe as well as the fund management team in London and the fund accounting team in Washington DC. The team is responsible for 8 SICAR companies and over 150 financing and holding companies. The role consists of day-to-day review of accounting and to provides support and analysis on everything related to day-to-day transactions of various investments moving throughout the structure. Successful candidates must be able to work with minimal supervision, in a fast-paced environment and report directly to the Manager.
Responsibilities
Accounting duties & responsibilities (95%)
- Review of financial statements and accounting prepared by external service providers
- Effectively liaise and communicate with the legal team in Luxembourg to share information in relation to operations, as well as ensure the external parties have the ability to comprehend legal documentation supporting investment transactions
- Preparation of distribution templates (including calculation for debt instruments and shares redemptions)
- Coordinate the preparation and review of the indirect (VAT) and direct tax (CIT/MBT/NWT) returns prepared by external tax advisors
- Review invoices before submitting for payment
- Processing of payments and deal related cash flows
- Recording of daily bookkeeping
- Assist the manager on specific tasks, including investment structuring and deal closings
- Preparation of periodic reporting to the Luxembourg central bank and CSSF
- Coordinating and dealing with year-end audits under the supervision of the manager and the preparation of statutory financial statements
- Intercompany account reconciliation
- Review the day-to-day operations of companies and assist to fund controllers’ requests
- Coach and supervise the daily work of junior staff and be an important link between management and junior staff
- Be responsible for the quality of the work and documents produced and submitted for management review
Various current and ad-hoc reports/project (5%)
- Assist in a wide variety of projects as assigned; and
- Other reasonably related duties as assigned
Qualifications
Education & Certificates
- University Degree or Equivalent in Accounting/Finance
Professional Experience
- Minimum 4 years’ experience
- Strong knowledge of Luxembourg accounting, tax and legal environment
- Strong organisational skills and detail oriented
- Fluent in English
- Knowledge of Lux GAAP
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft office
Competencies & Attributes
- Apply practical judgement and hands-on approach in solving problems
- Ability to prioritise workload, multi-task and produce high quality work even when working within tight deadlines
- Ability to meet ad-hoc requests from multiple people
- Energetic, passionate and positive can-do attitude a must
- Ability to adapt to new environment, subjects and to acquire new skills
- Excellent communication skills - both written and oral
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently
- Strong sense of responsibility
- Ability to work autonomously and with self-confidence
- Intellectual curiosity / Pro-active in addressing any issues
Company Information
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with $441 billion of assets under management and more than half of the AUM managed by women, across 636 investment vehicles as of December 31, 2024. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 2,300 professionals operating in 29 offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Carlyle places an emphasis on development, retention and inclusion as supported by our internal processes and seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Carlyle's purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, which range from public and private pension funds to wealthy individuals and families to sovereign wealth funds, unions and corporations. Carlyle invests across three segments - Global Private Equity, Global Credit and Investment Solutions - and has expertise in various industries, including: aerospace, defense & government services, consumer & retail, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrial, real estate, technology & business services, telecommunications & media and transportation.
At Carlyle, we believe that a wide spectrum of experiences and viewpoints drives performance and success. Our CEO, Harvey Schwartz, has stated that, "To build better businesses and create value for all of our stakeholders, we are focused on assembling leadership teams with the strongest insights from a range of perspectives." We strive to foster an environment where ideas are openly shared and valued. By bringing together teams with varied expertise and approaches, we enjoy a competitive advantage and create a stronger foundation for long-term success.